Alicia Wincze is the turf writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. She started riding at age 8 and was a four-year member of the Pace University equestrian team.
Final figures for Churchill night racing
Posted by Alicia Wincze on July 3, 2009
It is often said numbers don’t lie and, if that is the case, you can all but guarantee night racing will be here to stay at Churchill Downs in some capacity.
Here is the breakdown for on-track handle, all sources handle and attendance for the three cards compared to their corresponding sessions from 2008.
On-track handle:
June 19 - $1,607,759; June 20, 2008 - $620,983. Variance: $986,776. %Difference: +158.9%
June 26 - $1,534,308; June 27,2008 - $687,324. Variance: $846,984. %Difference: +123.2%
July 2 - $1,763,341; July 3, 2008 - $646,472. Variance: $1,116,869. %Difference: +172.8%
All-sources handle:
June 19 - $6,504,564; June 20,2008 - $4,924,358. Variance: $1,580,206. %Difference: +32.1%
June 26 - $6,324,091; June 27, 2008 - $6,179,078. Variance: $145,013. %Difference: +2.3%
July 2 - $6,233,028; June 3, 2008 - $6,207,201. Variance: $25,827. %Difference: +0.4%
Attendance:
June 19 - 28,011; June 20, 2008 - 7,515. Variance: 20,496. %Difference: +272.7%
June 26 - 27,623; June 27, 2008 - 8,303. Variance: 19,320. %Difference: +232.7%
July 2 - 33,481; July 3, 2008 - 5,489. Variance: 27,992. %Difference: +510%
Total On-track handle (all three nights): $4,905,408.
Total all-sources handle: $19,061,683
Total attendance: 89,115
